About

I’m an American woman who got my first taste of crazy nail art living in Tokyo. I’m now bouncing around Asia, in Singapore for the short term. I’ve been overseas for 12 years now and have worked and traveled all over the world. I get a lot of inspiration from things I’ve seen on the road, but little pieces of my past also bubble into my art and posts. I’m obsessed with color!

I started this blog to show how nail polishes can be mixed into new shades, since polish was so expensive in Tokyo, where I was living. In the early days, I was almost mixing solid colors exclusively. These mixes are generally called “frankens,” which is one of the words you will probably see on here a lot!

It’s technically “frankenpolish,” or the result of mixing nail polishes together to make new colors. There is no limit to the colors that can be made. Some are awesome, some are duds, but all of them are interesting experiences. Inspirations have included: sea monsters, my favorite childhood bubble gum, old glassware, pirates, sunrises, disco and Gumby.

As much fun as I was having with frankens, some nail art crept in, and I began to see nails as tiny canvasses. Being in Japan, the epicenter of crazy nail art, the art began to take over. I find artisitic inspiration daily, whether it be from classical Japanese woodblock prints or from taking a stroll in Harajuku!

With a lot of encouragement, I’ve gone to nail school in Tokyo and Singapore to improve my skills and started a nail shop on Etsy with 2500 sales and going strong, thanks to everyone’s support!

Since then, my work has been featured in several magazines (print and online) including Huffington Post, Nail Max, BUST, Gothic Beauty, Seventeen Malaysia, Women’s Day and Bridal Guide. I’m still very much looking forward to where my glittery journey will take us!

This is a PG-13 blog- comments, suggestions and feedback are welcome but try to keep the 4-letter words to a minimum. Also, no spamming! And please don’t use my photos or content for your own commercial purposes. And as always, thanks for stopping by!

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4 Responses to About

I love your blog…all those gray base colours omg i would love to get my hands on these….!!And also I am amazed with how you paint your nails no messy applications I mean how you do that??Can you share the secret???Again you’re great!!

Catherine,
Thanks for visiting and for your nice comment!
My nails are really messy! I just clean them up before taking a picture. Some advice: Make sure your cuticles aren’t dry, or else nail polish will stick to them and stain, especially dark colors. Moisturizing them also prevents hangnails and keeps your hands looking great.
To get a really good nail polish application, after I paint my nails, I take a Q-tip, dip in nail polish remover, and clean around any stains that I got on my cuticles. I don’t worry about getting nail polishes on my cuticles so much then.